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During the past few days the balance of the war news appears to be favourable to the side of freedom and decency. There is special pleasure in reading the story of the crippling of the Italian fieet in the supposedly safe harbour of Taranta and considering the benefits likely to result from this action. The headings, "Italian Armies Scatâ€" tered," "Italians in Frightened Flight and Panic," bring very satisfactory news of the way the galâ€" lant Greeks are routing the Bootleg Country gangsters. Then, there is good news about more boxflflngs of Berlin, Ha.mbourg and other Germanâ€" held centres. Osnadaâ€"$3.00 Per Year Aagamst this, though, there is the wanton desâ€" truction of the nonâ€" milltary section of the ancient city of Coventry and the continued destruction of non~m111tary sections of London, with the loss of many nonâ€"combatants lives. Even this sad news however has the comfort that the Huns have made no mllltary advantage in all their savagery, and that they have paid a great price for the little accomplished. It is safe to say that the recent fury of German was designed with threeâ€"fold purpose. First, it was hoped that the brutality of it would lessen British morale. It has completely failed in thaf. Next, there was the scheme that it would alter British plans against Italy and permany ThiÂ¥ hope has also proven false. ‘The third intenâ€" tion, no doubt was to help Italy in its present soreâ€" pressed and depressed condition. It is doubtful if ahy Italian has any belief in its success in this particular. of mlgreeks. It would not be well, however, to be too complacent about the progress being made. Instead, the plan should be to be braced up for apparent reverses and drawbacks. One of these may be the entry of Russia into the war on the side of the Axis. To some this would appear as a heavy additional load for Britain and Greece. As a matter of fact, it would have advantage for Briâ€" tain. One of these advanfiages would be the fact that the hordes of Soviet agents throughout the Empire working underground on behalf of Germany would be promptly placed under resâ€" traint. Russia as an open ally of Germany would be somewhat on a par with the Hun‘s other ally, Italy. Weighing all the news, it may be said that Briâ€" tain, has made decided progress in the past few days, thanks in large measure to the great work TIMMINS, ONTARIO neml;e'rs Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Onlarioâ€" Quebw Newspaper Association: Class "A" Weekly Group TWO PHONESâ€"26 and 2020 ‘~ Published Every Monday and Thursday by GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: Acccordingly, the attitude now and always should be to hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst, never doubting the final victory.â€" Or, in other wordsâ€"the words of the King:â€" "Put into your task, whatever it may be, all the courage and purpose of which you are capable. Keep your hearts proud and your resolve unshakâ€" en. Let us go forward to that task as one man, a smile on our lips, and our heads held high, and with God‘s help we shall not fail." A number of large departmental stores in Canâ€" ada have recently published advertisements over. their collective signatures urging the people to buy British goods in preference to all others as a patriotic duty of the moment. It is pointed out that this policy will help in several important ways. It will provide a market for the large quanâ€" tity of goods that Britain is still turning out deâ€" spite all the Nazi bombings. Indeed, it is surprisâ€" ing, not only the way in which Britain is supplyâ€" ing old customers on this side of the sea, but the clever effort she is making to secure new custoâ€" mers. The war has closed many former markets of Britain‘s industrial efforts, and it would seem that Britain is making a very talented and unâ€" expected effort to extend her available markets to take up whatever surplus there may be. More than one merchant in this part of the North Land has commented on the changed attitude of the great British manufacturers and wholesalers. In years past they followed a conservative policy that seemed to fear that they might inadvertently push their goods where they were not wanted. Apparâ€" ently they carried dignity and business ethics to an extreme that seemed to suggest lack of enterprise to some in this country. The attitude now, however, is completely changed. Represenâ€" tatives coming to this country are using every legitimate means to expand markets for their goods. What they would not do for business, or money, they are cheerfully, gladly, enthusiasticâ€" ally, doing for patriotism. It should be rememâ€" bered that every dollar spent for British goods is a dollar more to use against Hitler, a dollar more to strengthen British resistance. Every dollar spent toâ€"day for British goods is a dollar given as surely to helping win the war, as if it were given to the purchase of a Spitfire or to the Red Cross or to any other patriotic venture. Indeed, it is not exaggerâ€" ating to say that the eventual destination of each such dollar will be for straight war purposes, for Timmins, Clre Advanee PROGRESS OF THE WAR Ont., Monday, Nov. 18th, 1940 BUY BRITISH United Statesâ€"$3.50 Per Year The advertisements published by the leading merchants of Canada emphasize the fact that the purchase of British goods is a direct winâ€"theâ€"war effort, helping British industry, strengthening Briâ€" tish finances. It is also pointed out that the plan is of direct benefit to Canada, allowing for further British purchases from Canadian industry. There is one point, however, that has not been stressed, and that is the fact that buying British goods means the purchase of superior articles, no matâ€" ter what line may be considered. British goods are quality goods. In most cases the price is as low as the less worthy lines offered by other nations. Where the price appears higher it will be found that the difference is more than made up by the superiority of British goods to the cheap shoddy stuff of foreign nations. During the last war The Advance conducted a popular campaigns urging the purchase of British goods, not only as a matter of patrictism, but also as good business. Through the years since 1918, the value of this policy has been stressed. Someâ€" times it seemed necessary to urge boycott on the products of certain foreign nationsâ€"Japan, for example, with its goods smeared with the blood of innocent murdered civilians. This is one way in which the ordinary man and woman can show approval or disapproval of the attitude of nations â€"by refusing to buy what may be termed illegitiâ€" mate wares and purchasing only from those naâ€" tions that deserve support. In this connection it may be of interest to note that there are men in Timmins who have consistently and persistently refused to npurchase any Germanâ€"made article under any excuse. Had all the world used this form of disapproval of brutality and treachery, there would have been no present war, because the plot of the past twentyâ€"two years could not have been financed. Canada also could have assisted China in its struggle for freedom had trade beâ€" tween Japan and this country been stopped, both in buying and selling, as soon as Japan graduated as a gangster niation. Buy British goods! British goods include proâ€" ducts from every part of the Empireâ€"from Canâ€" ada, Australia, and all the other Dominions, colonâ€" ies and possessions. There are so few necessities that cannot be bought from British sources that it is not too much to say that there is no need to buy anything but British goods. To "buy British" means to help Canada, the Empire, the whole civilized world. It means to help win the war. Britain‘s industries toâ€" day are as completely deâ€" voted to the task of winning the war as the solâ€" diers in the field, the sailors on the sea and the men in the air. Mr. Jos. A. Bradette, M.P., for this riding, has tak-en.'u‘p the question of transportation for solâ€" diers on leave, presenting on the floor of the House of Commons the facts in connectxon with the matâ€" ter. Mr. Bradette made if plain.that the meagre pay allowed soldiers makes it impossible for them to finance transportation costs for their periods of leave. They are forced to beg rides on the highâ€" way, unduly skimp themselves or their families, or forego visiting their homes. Neither of these alternatives seem fair or proper. The only answer appears to be that the government should arâ€" range transportation for soldiers on leave just as it arranges for food and clothing and other necesâ€" sary expenses. Mr. Bradette suggests that at the very least solâ€" diers should be given two leaves with free transâ€" portationâ€"one of these being the Christmas leave. While most people would go further than this, there will be overwhelming support to Mr. Braâ€" dette in his proposal. It is only a short time now until the Christmas leaves will be granted and in the coming weeks the government will be sadly lacking in touch with the feelings of the people of this alleged democracy, if arrangements are not made for transportation of the soldiers on Christâ€" mas leave. Suggestions from Mr. Bradette are always given respectful consideration in the House, from both sides. As a matter of fact, it appears sometimes as if he was more successful in getting his ideas adopted by the government when he sat on the opposition benches. He has always been reasonâ€" able and fair in his addresses in the House, and there is always evidence that he has given time and study and investigation to any question he takes up. It will be unusual if his advocacy of transportation for soldiers on leave is not followâ€" ed by similar appeals from other members irresâ€" pective of party. The methods of recruiting and training of the soldiers in this present war makes the question one of vital importance to practically all in Canada. It is true that on account of the vast distances in the North, the prevailing unfair disregard of the soldier‘s interests in the matter of transportation while on leave hits the North with special force. In greater or lesser degree, however, the question affects all parts of the counâ€" try, and the members of the House should rally behind Mr. Bradette in urging that the injustice be righted before Christmas. ' ‘ t P P PP P NCA l L GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER ; PsP There are people who have always called Toâ€" ronto, ‘Taranta."‘ Wonder what these folks now call Taranta? < "Why doesn"t The Advance start a Spitfire Fund of its own?" a friend of The Advance asked on Saturday. The honest answer is that The Advance TRANSPORTATION FOR SOLDIERS | THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, QONTARIO (Mr. Donald McLauchlan was a recent visitor to his home at New Liskeard. Miss Louise Foster was a recent visâ€" itor to her home at Thornloe. Mr. Wm Baker left last week for Manâ€" iwaki, Quebec, where he was called owing to the serious illness of his broâ€" ther there, Mrs F. Geffries has been yisiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Webster, North Mrs. Dan McMillan, of Porquois Junction spent Friday in town visiting with her daughters, Mrs. Harlosk and Mrs. Anderson. * Mrs. Llioyd Hopkins and children, of Porcupine, spent the weekâ€"end in town visiting her sister and brother â€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McCall, of Holâ€" linger Ave. Mr. and Mrs. John Redmond, of Eganville, visited friends in‘.Timmins and other parts of the North, pand last week. Mr. R. L. Kelleth, of Ottawa, spent a few days in Timmins last week Mr. Wm. Bulmer was a visitor last week to his old home at Forester Falls. Mrs. John Harlock and children, of 4 Leblanc Ave., spent the weekâ€"end in Porquois Junction visiting at the home of Mrs. Harlock‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan McMillan. Mrs. A. S. Jenkins of 202 Elm street north, and daughter, Miss Ruth Jenâ€" kins, left on Friday for Toronto, where t’chey\ will visit Mrs. Gignac, formâ€" erly Miss Gerry Jenkins. Among the local and personal items in The Rouynâ€"Noranda Press last week was the following paragraph of special local «interest, referring as it does to Rev Fr. McManus, formerly assistant at the Church of the Nativity Timmins:â€""Capt. (Rev.) T. J. Mcâ€" Manus, who after serving since early summer as a chaplain with the artilâ€" lery at Petawawa camp sailed recently to take up similar duties with the Canâ€" adian troops in England, has arrived safely in the old land. This pleasing news was conveyed in a briff cableâ€" gram received on Monday by his parâ€" ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J McManus, of Cadillac, late of Noranda. It is beâ€" lieved the ship on which he sailed formed part of the convoy attacked in midâ€"Atlantic last week by a German raider and considerable anxiety was felt by members of the family and friends regarding his safety. This was relieved by receipt of Monday‘s teleâ€" gram. Schumacher Chuarch Celebrates Its 290th Anniversary i The prize witticism of the month is in The Toâ€" {ronto Telegram of Saturday:â€""Italian army is using a tandem bicycle as part of its war equipâ€" Mm“‘“ o e T L T Services Conducted by Rev. Dr. Laidlaw, of Iroquois Falls. Schumacher, Nov. 18â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"Trinity United Church schumacher, observed its twentyâ€"ninth anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 17th. The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. R. S. Laidlaw, of Iroquois Palls. The church was filled to its utmost. Special music was rendered by the choir, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. J. Huxley. The Rev. F. J. Bain, in introducing Dr. Laidlaw, extended thanks to the Rev.‘® E. Gilmour Smith, of Timmins, who travelled to Iroquois Falls and took the services there. The Rev. Dr. Laidlaw preached a very inspiring address. In concluding Dr. Laidlaw extended congratulations to the minister and the congregatiOn of the church on their twentyâ€"ninth anniversary, and hoped in his church they would pass many more milestones of successful and Christian fellowship and worship. Tuesday evening, Nov. 19th, the ladâ€" ies will serve a turkey dinner in the church hall. Italian â€" Foreignâ€" Secretary Ciano and Ramon Suner, who the same post in Spain, were today in Nazi Germany. L confer with Hitler. is too busy trying to help to make a success of all the many worthy patriotic funds and causes that have already been started. If all the existing war efforts are made a success all will be well. This seems to be the present need, rather than the creation of new and conflicting funds. Under cover of the quiet of the very early hours of Sunday morning members of that strange sect calling themselves "Jehovah"s Witnesses" distriâ€" buted around town queer pamphlets in which it was attempted to prove that no Christian could be religious. Religion the pamphlet said was of the devil. If judges follow the same logic in court, there will be no "witnesses," all "witnesses" being considered "criminals," or they wouldn‘t be in rourt. y Count o occupies e received They will APARTMENT FOR RENTâ€"Fourâ€"room heated apartment; all modern conâ€" veniences. Apply 215 Spruce Street South, upstairs. â€"87â€"86p RCOMS FOR RENTâ€"Rooms for three in private home, opposite Hollinger Mine, at 56% Lakeshore Road Telephone 1719. ~87 FPOR RENTâ€"Sixâ€"room House:; all modâ€" ern conveniences. Apply to 166 Pine Street North. â€"~87â€"88p TO RENTâ€"Three 3â€"roomed apartments on Golden Avenue, South Porcupine. Newly decorated, conveniences, easâ€" ily heated. Apply 134 Golden Avenue, Ssouth porcupine, or Tisdale Townâ€" ship office. ds REPORTERâ€"To send news from South Porcupine of buildings, fires, new businesses and business reâ€" movals. Stationery and postage supâ€" plied. Interesting work for spare time Write now stating qualificaâ€" tions. MacLkean Building Reports Limited, 345 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario. â€"88 Each Timmins Man Overseas Gets 300 Smokes From Town The council decided at its Friday meeting to send each of the Timmins men overseas, about 167 of them 300 cigarettes for Christmas. Cost will be in the neighbourhood of $175. "It is little enough to do for them", said Councillor Eyre. "After all some of them may not be spending another Christmas in Timmins and they are fighting and working over there so we can live in comfort and prosperity here." Contained in the brief will be a resoâ€" lution which had its birth in Timâ€" mins. The resolution specified that the Ontario legislature amend the Statute of Labour Act to speffically authorize municipalities to collect poll taxes through employers and that the town be authorized to demand a list of emâ€" ployees eligible for the tax from emâ€" ployers. tion of Municipal Affairs, of which he is a member. At that meeting the executive of the Association will meet Department of Municipal Affairs, offiâ€" cials and other cabinet ministers and discuss a brief which will be presented by the Association‘s deputation. Council was unanimous in its deciâ€" sion to make the presents. To Attend Mecting Councillor Spooner will leave next week for Toronto to attend an tive meetinge of the Ontario Associaâ€" Accept Town‘s Offer Mr. E. H. Horton, Minister of Muniâ€" cipal Affairs, has accepted the offer of the town of Timmins council to hold a municipal school in Timmins in Deâ€" comber. At that school which will be a session for municipal employees from all over this district, government offiâ€" cials will teach modern methods of municipal business administration and office procedure. It was the intention of the department to hold several such schools in the North, Mr. Horton said in his letter. The one in Timmins will probably be held about the second week in December. The Timmins Cricket Club will hold a whist drive in the Hollinger hall this evening, Monday, Nov. 18th, commeneâ€" ing at 8.30. There will be good prizes and a general good social time for all attending. The admission feée is a nominal one and all enjoying a pleasâ€" ant evening at cards should make a special point to attend this event. Try The Advance Want AdvertLements. Fine â€" Watches, Clocks, Fountain Pens, â€" Pencils, â€" Siltverware, _ Blue River Diamonds and Wedding Rings. WE BUY OLD GOLD. 19 Fourth Avenue. opp. Post Office J. NEIMAN, Jeweler SITUATION VACANT hist Drive Toâ€"night by Timmins Cricket Club ment, says a cable. The soldier in front is taking chances if the man behind has a knife." Never a day passes without someone expressing pride in the noble way in which the people of Briâ€" tain are facing the hideous assaults from the cowâ€" ardly Hun airmen. No doubt there are thousands upon thousands of good people who would give much to be able to express their feelings in this matter. There is an eloquent way to do this. This is a time when money talks in most gifted way. All who feel sympathy for the sufferers in the Old Land and pride in their wonderful courage can tell all this in words that cannot be mistaken. Just subscribe to the local committee‘s fund for the victims of the bombings by the Nazis. Donations may be left at the Bank of Montreal, Timmins. What does that certain or uncertain Toronto newspaper mean by, referring to a "hydroâ€"headed monster?" LADIES, YOUNG GIRLS WANTEDâ€" Make from $10 to $15 a week by sellâ€" ing to an established clientele, relaâ€" tives, and friends, wellâ€"known FPAMâ€" ILEX FRODUCTS. Everyone spends money for toilet articles, cooking reâ€" quisites, cleaners, etec. Every PAMâ€" ILEX customer is a SATISFIED CUSTOMER! Work 5 or 6 hours a day, benefit by our experi¢nce and you will succeed. NO RISKâ€"profits assured by working. Let us help you. Write at once WITHOUT OBLIGATION, for our illustrated FREE catalogue to Miss St. George, 50 St. Clement Street, Montreal. WANTEDâ€"A girl for general houseâ€" work. Can sleep in at Pamour. Apply Box L. A., Advance. ~â€"88â€"89 Address applications to the Secretary of the Board in applicants own hantâ€" writing, stating experience, age, qualiâ€" fications and salary expected. Applications will be received by the Timmins Public Library Board for the position of Head Librarian. APPLICATION WANTED â€"86â€"87 Turks Recognize the British as Fighters Speaker Tells Lions Principal of the High and Vocational School here, Mr. J. J. Murray, who spent two and a half years on the staff of International College, Smyrna, Turkey, was the speaker at Thursday night‘s meeting of the Timmins Lions Club, held in the Empire Hotel. In an intensely interesting talk Mr. Murray told of International College, a missionary enterprise primarily, which had students of all nationalities. The college, he said, had graduates all over the world and the qualifications it gave a student were acceptable in any other school or college of note the world over. Mr. Murray told many anecdotes to illustrate the character of the Turkish people. The principal reasom why Turkey was an ally of Great Britain in this war was because she had been thoroughly trounced by the British in the last,. The Turk was a fighter, every inch of him, and he respected only the man who could trim him. That was why he respected and admired the Briâ€" tish and would fight by his side. In Turkey at the outbreak of the last war, Mr. Murray has had an inâ€" teresting and varied career, some parts of which he described to the assembled clubmen. Announcement was made that Bob Alpin is being transferred by his firm to British Columbia. Mr. Alpin was the recipient of a gift from his fellow Lions. Mr. Murray was introduced to the club by Alex Rose and thanked by Dr. Graham Lane. Alex Allen, President, occupied the chair. The death occurred at her home, 94 Main avenue, of ‘the late Mrs. Patâ€" rick Conway, on Saturday afternoon, November 16th. The late Mrs. Conway, who before her marriage was Isabella McCourk, was born at Rochester, New York. She was a resident in Cobalt for about twenty years, and has a large number of friends there, who will sympathize with the bereaved family in their loss. The family came to Timmins in 1938 Late Mrs. Patrick Conway Pioneer of the North Land Left to mourn her loss are two sons, Patrick, of 14 Elm street north, and Timothy, of Parry Sound. No definite funeral arrangements have been made as yet. M on td 2 Remains are resting at Cheniers Funeral Home. The late Mrs. Conway was eightyâ€"four rears old. SLIM‘S TRANSFER DRY SLABS COAL and WOOD MOVING and CARTAGE Mrs. Digby Grimston, Secretary. SUPERIOR FUELS Phone 2120 for good coal and dry wood, 143 Comâ€" mercial Ave. WANTED, by the Childrens Aid Soâ€" ciety, families willing to give homes on a boarding basis to Protestant children 10 to 14 years of age. If interested, phone 855, or call at Room 4, Municipal Building, Timmins. To Wit: TOW NSHIP OF TISDALE By virtue of a warrant issued by the Reeve of the Township of Tisdale bearâ€" ing date of 3ist day ofâ€"July, 1940, sale of lands in arrears of taxes in the Township of Tisdale will be. held at the Council Chambers at the hour of 10 o‘clock in the forenoon on the 10th day of December, 1940, unless the taxes and costs are sooner paid.. Notice is hereby given that the list of lands for sale for arrears of taxes is being pubâ€" lished in The Ontario Gazette on the "th day of September, 1940, on the 5th day of October, 1940. and an the 2nd day of November, 1940, and that copies oi the said list may be had at my office, Treasurer‘s Office this 23rd day of Treasurer‘s Office this August, 1940. 68w13t Under and by virtue.of=«the powers contained in a certain montgage which will be produced at â€"theâ€"time of the sale, there will be offeredâ€"for sale by Public Auction on Tuesday, December 10th, 19840, at the hoursofâ€"two o‘clock in the afternoon, at the. Auto Supply Company, 5 First Avenue,; Schumachâ€" er, Ontario, the following: property, namely : - Lot Number Three (3) as shown on Plan Mâ€"34 (Sudbury), mow deposited in the Office of Land Titles at Cochâ€" rane. For further particulars and condiâ€" tions of the sale apply to J. E. TAYLOR, Solicitor for the Moritgagee, 13 Fourth Ave , Timmins, Ont. There is said to be,. a ,.twoâ€"storey building on the lands,. kngwn as the Auto Supply Company. The sale will be subject to a reserve bid. Terms: 25% of the purchase money to be paid down at the time of the sale, and the balance to be paid within ten days. Dated this 12th day of 1940. Stranger (savagely): ~*"You‘re sitting on my hat, sir!" Old Gentleman: "So I feel, sir!l! And T hope in future you willâ€" wear soft hats and not these hardâ€"brimmed abominâ€" ations.‘ j â€"Exchange Treasurer‘s Sale of Land for Taxes. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1940 You‘ll appreciate the quality and the fine service we ofier. M. G. SULLIVAN CQO A L. 14 Pine St. N. If you lack pep, f¢el nervous and â€" outâ€"ofâ€"sorts, and fjus don‘t enjoy life, you bette check your eyes and ,:sci; if yo need glasses. Very Offtéen ceye strain is the cause of all thes troubles and glagseés cun hel restore your old pep and goo humor by removing the sourc of the irritation. Come in 10 free examination. OPTICAL C OMmMPANY Obtain * More F un Out of Life A A .A ED OUI * NOT VERY CONTRITE hone 129 S:\ Ill‘ A Murphy, Treasurer # Phone 835 Auctioneer November